title: [Melorheostosis and anterior cruciate ligament tear in a 15-year-old female].
abstract: We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who suffered an indirect knee trauma. The standard X-rays revealed a tract of ivory-like bone partially obstructing the medullary canal of the femur and the tibia. Magnetic resonance imaging produced a hypointense signal on the T1 and T2 sequences. The radiographic diagnosis was melorheostosis which was confirmed on the biopsy specimen which ruled out other diagnoses. The MRI also revealed a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, treated conservatively. Clinical and radiological surveillance were proposed for the melorheostosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants de la Timone, 13005 Marseille cedex 5, France. yann.glard@mail.ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Launay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edgard-Rosa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Viehweger
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bollini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*